Kelvin Kiptum: Kenyan marathon world record holder dies in road accident
The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country.
He was killed alongside his...
‘My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back at special counsel
US President Joe Biden has angrily criticised an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and said he struggled to recall key life...
King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says
King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace.
It is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment...
Internet shutdown after Senegal election delay protests
Mobile internet access has been temporarily cut in Senegal, the government announced on Monday, a day after hundreds protested President Macky Sall's postponement of...
Death toll in Kenya gas explosion rises to six
The number of people who died in a huge gas explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Thursday has risen to six, authorities say.
Two more...
Namibia’s president Hage Geingob passes on
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob passed away during medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.
In a statement Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba confirmed Mr. Geingob’s...
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped
Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities say.
The attackers stormed the...
Nollywood star sentenced for stepping on naira notes
A Nigerian actress has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for tampering with the currency after she was filmed spraying and stepping on newly...
Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills two and injures more than 220
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least two people and injured at least 222.
A lorry carrying gas exploded...
Tinubu decries stereotyping of Nigerians as cybercriminals
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has pushed back against the "blanket stereotyping" of Nigerians as cybercriminals, saying that such generalisations misrepresent the West African country.
He...